The organic\nfood business is a very profitable business idea. If you wish to start an\norganic food business, you would need various licenses and permissions from multiple\nregulatory bodies, responsible for making laws and regulations for the food and\nassociated sectors. In this blog, you would get to know all the information you\nwould need to start your own organic food business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organic Food\nBusiness is a type of business dealing with selling, purchasing, labeling, etc.\nof organic food products. Organic food, as defined by Section 22 of the Food\nSafety and Standardization Act, 2006, means the food products which are\nproduced in accordance with the specified standards for organic production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Section 22\nof the Food Safety and Standardization Act, 2006 gives regulations for\n“Genetically modified foods, organic foods, functional foods, proprietary\nfoods, etc.” It specifies that no person or entity is allowed to sell,\ndistribute, manufacture, import any novel foods, genetically modified foods,\norganic foods, functional foods, irradiated foods, foods for particular dietary\nuses, nutraceuticals, health supplements, or any other such food articles as\nnotified by the Central Government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India keep an eye on the organic businesses and ensure that these businesses get the two systems of certification. Namely, the Participatory Guarantee System {PGS} provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the National Program for Organic Production<\/a> {NPOP} supplied by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. These two certification systems are supervised under the Food Safety and Standards {Organic Food} Regulations by the FSSAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Participatory Guarantee System or\nPGS is an internationally recognized organic quality assurance such as the ISO\n9000, which is implemented and controlled by the committed organic\nfarmer\/producers by active participation with the consumers, in a process which\nis based on absolute trust. In other words, we can say that PGS is a\ncertification scheme for organic foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n National\nProgram for Organic Production is a certification scheme for organic farmers.\nIt was initiated to assist the organic farmers in flourishing in both the\ndomestic and the international markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is\nmandatory for every organic product to contain the India Organic Certificate on\nall of its outer packaging. The entity\nshould voluntarily get the India Organic logo for their products. As per the\nFood Safety and Standards {Packaging and Labelling} Regulations, 2011, the\ncontents of labels of the food product should be as follows;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Organic food\nbusinesses in India get the following type of food license from the FSSAI that\nis valid for five years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such food\nbusinesses need to take state license from their respective state governments.\nAlso, they need permissions from the health departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nfollowing documents are needed to apply for the food license;<\/p>\n\n\n\n As per the\nnew laws for selling of organic products, it is mandatory for entities to get\nthe following certifications also;<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nfollowing initiatives are taken by the Government of India to promote and help\nflourish the organic sector;<\/p>\n\n\n\nLabeling of Organic Foods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Documents needed to Start an Organic\nFood Business in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Government Initiatives to Promote\nGrowth of Organic Food Business in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Growth in the Organic Food Industry in\nIndia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n